The Osceola times., 1887-02-26

e'We all look at life from differen,
Ind point" said a dentist. "Now,
~ to me is made up of people who
h9re teeth. 1t is divided, in fact, into
cxo classes, those who have good teeth.
81 those who have bad teeth"
'Ahv" cried his victim. who was sit
ing in the fatal chair, latter all every
ono Of US must live. The only thing is
~ find good excuse for do ng It,"
Here the jocund dentist ran a needle
int congested something, and the
vlctim stopped philosophizing.
''The choice Of dentistry is not alto
Gether fortunate one,n the dentist
continued, with an airy nonchalance ce
which the victim could not share.
ITO begin with, the instruction costs
1000, and the outfit, if it is first
CHS one, costs 81, 900 more. It's try
ing work, too, and one no nervous or
ov,rsensative man should 90 into. A
dentist has no business to tremble, no
natter how difficult or painful the
operation. II he trembles he had bet
tel take TO another business
Plying, for instance" put in the
uctim, finding his mouth free for a
moment land then, you know, he
conld be the trembling Tyre" But he
Hs punished. The dentist was not a
nan to be offended with impunity.
s1here's one thing" the victim retort-
81 after a silence filled with unquiet
meditation on his part, "if you have a
Uudge against humanity you can take
q out in a good, honest fashion"
AYES, it's the business of life to even
bings up. There was an old man in
here the other day who was trying to
d that He was dressed like laborer.
ahd he was quite old. He told me that
be had tooth that he wanted pulled,
and he wanted it pulled quick. did
IL In such matters | am always oblig-
M The old man got up calmly and
prepared to leave. | suggested to him
tbat did my business on cash basis,
and would like to realize on the
pulling of that tooth.
The old man turned like virtue
scorned: why, yew see yere now,' he
mied; how kin | pay ye when | amt
got no money! l asked him why he
didn't say SO before pulled the tooth.
Euz | wanted it pulled ! still pro-
tested that / didn't like that way of de-
ing things.
"Look ycre, young man, said he,
Eve paid taxes in this yere town for
6irty years, an paid um reg'ler, too,
ND ef want tooth pulled I'm going
b have it done.
81 suggested that l had not been ma
erially benefited by those thirty years
q promptly-paid taxes.
lit don't make no difference he
Rid; I've paid um, an no one can say
! hain't, an if | want tooth pulled
I'm goin to hev it done
$50 he left, and ! concluded after
ward that got the anecdote cheap"
Tic victim tried to laugh. but there
vas a sheet of elastic, string, roll of
eotton-batting, a looking-glass and
prong in his mouth, so he gave it up.
"a There was an old negro woman
came in here not long since went on
TIC dentist, cheerfully unconscious of
he writings of his victim, land she
wanted to hab hear toof pulled. Of
eourse said would Then she wanted
Jcst wee, wee bit Oh effer.' Well. |
Wouldn't give her any ether. So she
mid she'd take n drop OBJ whisky 1
obered to get a little for her, but she
hid she carried her own whisky. So
ehe took pint bottle from her pocket,
ri down on chair-she must have
Weighed two hundred pounds that
bottle to her huge lips, and never stop
ped until she had drained it. Youmay /,
oelieve pulled her tooth and got her
nut of the place as quick as could"
B The dentist paused to rest from his
bbors and kindly permitted his victim
. sit up and resume control of his
culties.
Il expect Jon get yonr patience tried
we'll as the people You Doctor" be
a n . ooaciliAtiag tons.